Day 30 - December 6th, 2001

There hasn't been much of a change in quite some time. I saw Dr. Crowley last week
and he said I am coming along nicely. The exercises (open-close, side-to-side) that
they have some people do to get motion back are apparently not necessary for me
as I have almost full range right now. I get this blasted plastic splint out this
coming Tuesday, too. WooPee!! It is difficult talking with it in and I'm looking forward
to really getting my teeth nice and clean.

The feeling in my chin and lower lip continues to return. The recovery of feeling can be equated to a shrinking circle. Right now, I can feel almost all of the right-hand side of my lower lip. The left appears a bit slower to return and my chin itself is dead. I've started to grow a beard because it is just TOO weird trying to shave my dead chin with a blade. I have an electric... but it's lame. So, a beard it is. Hey, I look pretty good with it, so why not? :-)

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